Anonymous wrote:Much as I kinda envy that straining saucepan, I've decided I'm giving my stamped pamphlets (I have two almost completed - family of 5 = many stamps!) to my housekeeper. She just bought a new house and it was a long process for closing on the loan, with mega-cash being held in escrow and hampering her cashflow. She even asked me for some hand-me-alongs from my son for her grandson when the weather got cooler because she didn't have the extra cash to stock up on stuff for him at Target. She has been loyal and thorough and stayed with us through our happiest times (3 new babies!) and bad (my cancer treatment, loss of her dad, my recent job loss) - I found her through DCUM 11 years ago. Last year I cashed in those stamps for some knives that have honestly just sat in my drawer ever since - I don't really need them and took them because they were free. I'm really trying to declutter (I may have some mildish hoarding/letting go tendencies). Who better to present with her choice of shiny new kitchen stuff than the hard-working lady who cleans up around all (and I mean ALL) our stuff?!
(I need to go start a thread to help me motivate through some serious clutter clearing. Whenever I think about tackling it, I tend to snuggle under a blanket and read with the cat and dog next to me instead...)
That's a very sweet idea, I'm sure she will love it!
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